The New Shelby Super Snake-R Is a Mustang Dark Horse On Steroids

The New Shelby Super Snake-R Is a Mustang Dark Horse On Steroids

The Ford Mustang Dark Horse is already a pretty ferocious muscle car. With 500 horsepower from a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8, it rockets to 60 mph in just about four seconds. But the team at Shelby American never settles for pretty ferocious. Enter the 2026 Shelby Super Snake-R. Debuting during Monterey Car Week, the Super Snake-R … Read more

’70s Mustang Dyno Cobra Result Shows the Horrors of the Malaise Era

'70s Mustang Dyno Cobra Result Shows the Horrors of the Malaise Era

Just how weak was the American performance car in the 1970s? Very weak. New emissions and fuel-economy regulations sucked the life out of the American V-8, and it wasn’t until the rise of modern engine management systems that our performance cars got a bit of muscle back. A dyno test of a 1979 Ford Mustang … Read more